Chapter Eighty-Seven: Pan Disheng
Taking out 1 million Hong Kong dollars for charity is just right for Pan Disheng and others who are currently starting their careers.
What's more, for all of you, the focus is not on one million, but on the establishment of a charitable fund, first, to win a good reputation, and secondly, to use it as a link to bring everyone together.
No matter how deep this relationship is, there is less movement, the interests are thin, and the friendship is weak.
As soon as he finished talking about the charity fund, Huo Zhenting smiled at Zhang Shaoping and scolded: "You guy is unreliable and imaginative, no one knows what you want to think next and what to do!" A few months ago, you told me that you wanted to build a high-end private club, and asked me to pull people, saying that many people must be interested, but I ran a round down, worn out and tired, so Guo Kongcheng and Zhao Shiguang made it clear that they would participate. β
Zhang Shaoping asked angrily: "What are you Huo family busy doing now?" β
Huo Zhenting looked at him strangely and said, "Invest in the mainland!" Why do you ask this? β
"What industries are you investing in?"
"Don't you all know, hotels, infrastructure, real estate ......"
Zhang Shaoping clapped his hands and said, "Ah! Your Huo family is engaged in infrastructure construction and real estate market, and other people are also engaged in this, everyone is busy copying the bottom, you can find talents. β
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bottom-copy.
Lee Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings, Lee Chiu-kee's Sun Hung Kai, Wu Yingxiang's Hopewell Holdings, Cheng Yu-tung's New World, as well as Henderson Land, Chinachem, Nan Fung, Sino and Great Eagle...... This emerging leader in the real estate industry is the most, taking advantage of the stock market crash and the bursting of the real estate bubble, repeatedly sniping at the old real estate companies. Many of the old real estate companies are busy fighting fires, or selling their real estate at a low price, or demolishing the west wall to make up the east wall, or simply liquidating.
Whether it is politics or business, if the new forces want to rise, they will inevitably challenge the existing interests of the old forces. A large representative of the old forces is the British-funded and pro-Hong Kong British political axe Chinese consortium, while the emerging force is the Chinese consortium, from finance, real estate, logistics, transportation, department stores to catering, media and other industries, there is only one situation, that is, the Chinese consortium is gradually controlling the economic lifeline of Hong Kong.
This is also why later, in several rounds of negotiations between China and Britain, the British political axe will make more and more concessions, because the withdrawal of British capital has also been acquired by the Chinese consortium. There is no benefit, so I just break the jar and break it, it doesn't matter.
"No matter how much I earn, it's also family's, except for the millions of dry bonuses I get every year, I usually don't get a dime!" Huo Zhenting called "Qu", and then said half-truthfully, "I am neither like Ade who can inherit the huge family property of the family, nor like Da Liu and Di Sheng who have the ability to break out of another sky, of course, compared to you, I can't even think of starting from scratch." I'm looking forward to you mentioning one or two. β
Zhang Shaoping said: "I only have one project in my hand now, which is to prepare to make a big cinema line, do you want to join?" β
Huo Zhenting was stunned and asked, "Isn't it, are you still here?" You have two theaters, and you pay three or four hundred thousand yuan every month, and you still don't lose enough? β
Zhang Shaoping rubbed the tip of his nose and said with a dry smile: "It's not like I haven't made a movie, and the money I lost should pay the tuition, but this time I am fully prepared, and I can definitely do it." β
"You guy swore last time that with a theater, you will never worry about running out of film sources, what is the result? Except for some films that are not shown in theaters, no regular film company is willing to be affiliated with your theater, so it's no wonder if you don't lose money. Huo Zhenting violently uncovered Zhang Shaoping's scar.
"I learned the lesson of the last time, and this time I plan to start from the film company, self-sufficient, and definitely enough for the film." Zhang Shaoping swore to the sky.
"That's going to hit the street faster!" Huo Zhenting blurted out, "Look at Uncle Shao Liu, he is self-sufficient, and now he is fighting on the street to death!" β
Shaw Brothers Pictures has always implemented a blockbuster studio system, with a rigid system and poor creativity, making either old-fashioned old-school martial arts movies or following the trend. In previous years, Shaw Brothers would produce thirty or forty films every year to fill the theater schedule with volume. Because the Shaw Brothers movie is so, basically after a week of release, the attendance rate dropped below 3 percent, and then the next painting, and then the second part was released.
Last year, Shaw Brothers and the rival Golden Harvest teamed up to deal with Xinyicheng, in addition to strangling the strong enemy in the bud, there is also a very important reason, that is, the Shaw Brothers' movie is so painful that it can't even last a week of release. In order to reduce losses, Shao Tycoon had to keep a shy face, shake hands with his rival and make peace for the time being, and "borrowed" Zou Tycoon's film to support the faΓ§ade.
Seeing this situation, Jiahe and Princess Jin were really concerned, and the more they felt that the blockbuster factory system was not feasible, the more they recognized the superior surname of the satellite system. However, this kind of satellite system, which is extremely worrying, will soon become a time bomb in the future, so I will not mention it here for the time being.
Hearing Huo Zhenting's words, Zhang Shaoping was speechless, girl, with you as a friend, before it started, he sang the drama of decay.
In fact, it is no wonder that Huo Zhenting is indifferent to film investment, and people who don't know how to do it go in and play a lot of tricks on the street. Just thinking about the fact that there were about 400 film organizations in Hong Kong at one time, and now there are only 50 that can be named, you know that you have to cheat on this. In a word, Huo Zhenting has no confidence in Zhang Shaoping's movies.
Just when Zhang Shaoping was not interested and didn't want to say anything, Pan Disheng interjected: "I think Hong Kong movies have a lot to offer, and in the next few years, the film market will definitely soar like a rocket." β
Zhang Shaoping glanced at him in surprise and asked, "Could it be that Brother Pan also intends to enter the film industry?" β
In the original time and space, Pan Disheng bought the Debao Company established by Hong Jinbao and Cen Jianxun two years later, and then took advantage of the decline of Shaw Brothers to lease the entire Shaw Brothers cinema line. Based on this, Debao completely replaced Shaw Brothers and became one of the three giants standing tall with Golden Harvest and New Art City. However, Turvo's lifespan was also extremely short, ending at the age of 88. A big reason is because this movie is purely for the sake of picking up girls - to please Miss Malaysia Yang Ziqiong. When the beauty returned, the film company immediately closed down.
The media and newspapers have not yet spread the news that Yang Ziqiong was elected Miss Malaysia, and the girl has not yet appeared, this guy is ready to plug in the film industry, what is the bubble? Thinking of this, Zhang Shaoping felt confused, could it be that the saliva of the "Internet Army" in later generations sprayed the wrong guy? He's also really making movies!
"Hehehe, Brother Shaoping, let me be honest with you, before you and Brother Zhenting talked about movies, I never thought about it, but now I really want to do it." Pan Disheng said with a smile, generously admitting that he was moved.
Yang Minde glanced at him and said angrily: "You think that making movies is about making brands, it's foolish." β
Pan Disheng was told by his mother-in-law, his face couldn't be hung up, and he said unconvinced: "Don't you say, isn't this movie just a brand?" The production company is like a manufacturer, the distribution company is like a wholesaler, the theater chain is a shopping mall, and the movie is a product. If you want to become a famous brand, you must take the boutique route. It's also simple to make a high-quality product, first of all, the script should be first-class, creative, and gimmicky, and then find a good director, invite some good actors, the funds are in place, and everything is OK. β
Pan Gongzi said foaming, pointing at the country, and scolding Fang Xuan, but Liu Luanxiong questioned it when he heard it, and said: "No, there should be good actors to make good movies, right?" Look at it, Xinyicheng filmed "Best Partner", but it took 2 million yuan plus 3% of the box office share to dig Xu Guanjie from Golden Harvest. Also, a few years ago, Golden Harvest and Luowei Pictures fought for Cheng Long, and even resorted to kidnapping and intimidation. Not to mention that when Li Xiaolong was alive, he led the entire Hong Kong movie by himself. You say, is the actor the most important thing in a movie? β
Huo Zhenting shook his head and said: "Although Da Liu is right, it is not entirely, the most important thing in a play is the director. Don't say anything else, let's just talk about Cheng Long, Luo Wei used to help him film, filming a film and hitting the street, but after he jumped to Golden Harvest, the filming of "Senior Brother Out of the Horse" immediately broke the box office of 10 million for the first time, and then the Hollywood director helped him shoot "Killer Trench", and hit the street until he couldn't hit the street. The same actor, different directors, the film will have different endings, doesn't this explain the problem? β
Zhu Lingling was just listening very ladylikely, but at this time she couldn't help but say: "I also agree with Zhenting's statement, each director has different shades of fire, and the style of filming is even more bizarre and imaginative." Actors are like dough, pinched by the director at will, and how they are kneaded is all in the hands of the director. β
Zhu Lingling didn't talk much, but as soon as he said it, it was an incisive analogy, which was very appropriate. It's not, no matter how bad the actor is, he can only follow the director's command, otherwise he will wait to be rubbed into a strange shape.
Liu Luanxiong refused to admit defeat and argued: "Such a director, if you meet Li Xiaolong and Cheng Long, just wait to get out." These two people are filming, whether it is the director or the screenwriter, the whole crew must follow their wishes. β
Fok Zhenting said: "The two of them are a special case, how many such actors are there in Hong Kong?" β
"How could it not be? Mecca ......"
Zhang Shaoping was speechless, and as he spoke, these two complete laymen fell on the bar first. Seeing that the two of them were fighting more seriously, Zhang Shaoping hurriedly played a round and said: "In my opinion, a movie is like a building, the script is the design drawings, the director is the worker, the actor is the material, all are important." β
As soon as these words came out, Huo Zhenting and Liu Luanxiong were unhappy and said: "These are two different things, how can they be the same?" β
"Well, you two go on, when I didn't say it." Zhang Shaoping was convinced and retreated directly.
Pan Disheng glanced at the two rivals with "contempt", and smiled at Zhang Shaoping: "Brother Zhang, your analogy is too good!" What is the most precious thing in the world? It's design innovation. There are no three-legged toads, and two-legged people grab a handful, have money and drawings, and are you afraid that you can't find skilled workers and can't buy high-quality materials? β
Zhang Shaoping was speechless, and said for a while: "Brother, do you really think Hong Kong is Hollywood?" Most of the directors and actors here are halfway monks, oh, and screenwriters, and few are insiders. The industrial assembly line and the professional one will not work in Hong Kong. β
"So that's where I'm struggling. From my investment perspective of making brand-name boutiques, Hong Kong's films have a strong momentum, but they are messy internally and have no integration, so they have little stamina. Therefore, it can be seen that Hong Kong films will be prosperous, but they will not be prosperous for long! β
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shaoping's eyes when he looked at Pan Disheng suddenly changed, this guy's eyes were too poisonous, and he could see through the weakness and subtlety of Hong Kong movies at a glance. If you think about it carefully, when this guy invested in movies, it was the hottest few years of the Hong Kong film industry, and then it declined, and finally declined. In this way, his investment vision is really top-notch.
"If you were making a movie, what would you do?" Zhang Shaoping earnestly asked.
"Me?" Pan Disheng thought seriously for a long time, and said with a wry smile, "There is no medicine!" I can only go in and get some money and leave. β
"No, I haven't tried it, how do you know it won't work?" Zhang Shaoping said in a tempting tone, "Think about it, if a movie is made in the future and can sell hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, will you be willing to try to make a good movie?" β
"What do you say? Did I hear me right? Sell hundreds of millions, billions of dollars at the box office? Robbery? Huo Zhenting exclaimed, looking at Zhang Shaoping with a look of hell.
Others also think that Zhang Shaoping is too whimsical, you must know that although the Huo family is now known as a wealthy person in Hong Kong, its assets are only more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars, which is only about 300 million US dollars. If the movie is really so profitable, I'm afraid everyone will invest in it.
"What's impossible about that? The mainland is so poor, a dime and a movie ticket can sell 100 million yuan at the box office, not to mention the United States, Yueben, Europe and other box offices! If a movie can be a big hit all over the world, will it sell hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office? Zhang Shaoping pursed his lips and asked disapprovingly.
Accustomed to the frightening scene of Hollywood movies grabbing money in later generations, he felt that these people were too much of a fuss.;